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Published: 2014-07-25 19:32:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 1208; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 4
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for World-Craft Contest 2Desert predator - first round.
The theme was to create a desert planet predator, which will in turn be preyed upon by predators in the next rounds, so I decided to make an amphisbaena-like burrowing worm. the creature is supposed to be up to 50 cm long. not too small, not too big, but big enough to make it clear that this worm means bussiness
the front and rear ends of the animal look practically identical. This is an adaptation to confuse predators into thinking the rear of the animal is the front, which opens a free escape route for the worm.
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Front and back look the same? I swear there was a fish that did that
Funny how something so creepy is only 50 cm
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fierce little critter there...do they at least taste good?
well-made.
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well they might taste like chicken for all i know XD
Thank you!
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"...Shai-hulud, bursting out of a dune."
Nice work.
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ha! can't deny the insp=iration! I hope you'll support me in the voting!
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Guh, that is a creepy-looking critter! This particular brand of scales is well-designed and unusual on this sort of beast; nicely done!
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I messed them up a bit but thanks
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Dune's sandworms, graboids, Mongolian death worms... and this; seems like all desert vermiform creatures share the same traits
Nice concept!
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yeah. just wormy things i guess XD
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indeed! It would be like putting your hand in a meat grinder XD
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Fused with a blender and mulcher : P
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ouch, you think? naaah, I didn't want it to be so extreme XD
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...and a pigmy dune worm
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Very nice
Are the scales used in burrowing or just as armor?
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the head has thick scales used for burrowing, the rest is used as armor only, but I think they could be used to produce a rattling sound as well... hmmm....
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Yeah, if they can rattle, what I was thinking is that they could be used like setae on earthworms, able to push or scoop through tunnels.
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well... I was thinking more along the lines of sandswimming like skinks do...
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